[Federal Register: May 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 97)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-03-67]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Asthma
Intervention Program, Power Breathing--New--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the asthma intervention
program, Power Breathing, in two school districts in Kansas City, KS
and Fredericksburg, VA. The overall aim of this program, developed by
the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, is to provide adolescents
with a basic understanding of asthma and its management in a peer-
friendly environment and to empower them to take control of their
asthma on a personal level. The proposed data collection for the
evaluation will provide feedback to CDC about the
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usefulness and cost-effectiveness of this teen asthma intervention
program. Sample participants will come from students, parents, program
facilitators, and school personnel (school nurses and teachers) in the
selected two school districts. Self-administered questionnaires will be
given to students at baseline (pre-intervention program), immediately
post-program, and at 6-months post-program, while parents receive
baseline and 6-month post-program surveys. The student survey will
focus on: knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding their asthma;
perception of their health status and quality of life; assessment of
the program; and impact of the program on their asthma management
skills. Parents will be asked about their child's asthma condition,
assessment of the program, and cost-related issues for their child's
asthma. Individual, one-time interviews will be conducted with program
facilitators and school personnel regarding their perceptions of the
intervention program and its impact on the students. Two focus groups
will be conducted with students post-program to obtain additional, in-
depth information about their perceptions of the program.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Total
Respondents respondents responses/ response burden (in
respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Students:
Baseline.......................................... 524 1 30/60 262
Post-program...................................... 524 1 15/60 131
6-month follow-up................................. 524 1 30/60 262
Focus group....................................... 16 1 1 16
Parents:
Baseline.......................................... 524 1 10/60 87
6-month follow-up................................. 524 1 15/60 131
Program facilitators:
Interview......................................... 6 1 40/60 4
Program sessions.................................. 6 12 30/60 36
School nurses:
School profile.................................... 6 1 10/60 1
Record abstraction................................ 6 87 10/60 87
Interview......................................... 6 1 40/60 4
Teachers Interview................................ 12 1 40/60 8
n,n,n,n,sTotal................................ .............. .............. ........... 1029
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Dated: May 13, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-12535 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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